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Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026

Play the Queen's Gambit like Jeffery Xiong

A Queen's Gambit repertoire built from 50 of Jeffery Xiong's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Jeffery Xiong chose most often. Where Jeffery Xiong has fewer than 3 games, the course takes the other top-50 players' most played move, then Stockfish's. Learn a line on the board, then each position comes back in a short daily review until it sticks.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by Jeffery Xiong or Chess.com.

  • Jeffery Xiong was #15 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,264) and scored 81% against opponents averaging 2,926 in these games.
  • You play Jeffery Xiong's own move in 15 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#15

Chess.com

Rating

3,264

Games

50

in this opening

Score

81%

in these games

Opponents

2,926

average rating

More about Jeffery Xiong

Use arrow keys to navigate the board. Press Enter to select a piece, then use arrow keys and Enter to move. Press Escape to cancel a move.
Line 1 after 10 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 10% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.a3 b6 7.Nb5

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5

  3. Line 3 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.g3

  4. Line 4 · 4% at top level

    2…c5 3.cxd5

  5. Line 5 · 4% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bb3

  6. Line 6 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.a3 Nbd7 7.Nb5 Ne8 8.e3

  7. Line 7 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 c5 6.dxc5

  8. Line 8 · 3% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bf5 5.cxd5

  9. Line 9 · 3% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.c5

  10. Line 10 · 3% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Be7 7.Qc2

  11. Line 11 · 3% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5 7.Nd2 Bb4 8.Qc2

  12. Line 12 · 3% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 h6 7.Bf4

  13. Line 13 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Qc2 Bb4 6.cxd5

  14. Line 14 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Qc2 Be7 6.cxd5

  15. Line 15 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Qc2 c6 6.e3

  16. Line 16 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Qc2 dxc4 6.e4

  17. Line 17 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Bxe7 Qxe7 6.Nbd2 Nf6 7.g3

  18. Line 18 · 2% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3

  19. Line 19 · 2% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 cxd4 6.Qxd4 exd5 7.Bg5

Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.

Jeffery Xiong's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.a3 b6 7.Nb5.

  1. 2…e6 Reply · Jeffery Xiong's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 62% of the time.
  2. 3.Nf3 Your move · Jeffery Xiong's games Jeffery Xiong played 3.Nf3 in 27 games, scoring 78%.
  3. 3…Nf6 Reply · Jeffery Xiong's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 48% of the time.
  4. 4.Nc3 Your move · Jeffery Xiong's games Jeffery Xiong played 4.Nc3 in 20 games, scoring 83%.
  5. 4…Be7 Reply · Jeffery Xiong's games A common reply here is 4…Be7. At top level, this comes up about 17% of the time.
  6. 5.Bf4 Your move · Jeffery Xiong's games Jeffery Xiong played 5.Bf4 in 5 games, scoring 80%.
  7. 5…O-O Reply · Jeffery Xiong's games A common reply here is 5…O-O. At top level, this comes up about 14% of the time.
  8. 6.a3 Your move · Jeffery Xiong's games Jeffery Xiong played 6.a3 in 4 games, scoring 75%.
  9. 6…b6 Reply · Jeffery Xiong's games A common reply here is 6…b6. At top level, this comes up about 10% of the time.
  10. 7.Nb5 Your move · Jeffery Xiong's games Jeffery Xiong played 7.Nb5 in 2 games, scoring 50%. A quick Stockfish check prefers 7.e3 here (−1.1).

Questions about this course

How does Jeffery Xiong play the Queen's Gambit?
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Jeffery Xiong's most common line is 2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.a3 b6 7.Nb5. At top level it comes up about 10% of the time.
Is this Jeffery Xiong's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Jeffery Xiong's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
50 of Jeffery Xiong's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,926. Jeffery Xiong scored 81% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
19 lines covering 40 positions, ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. The first 5 lines need no account; saving your progress with an email unlocks the rest, free.
Does Jeffery Xiong always play the best move?
The course follows the moves from the games. In 1 position a quick Stockfish check prefers another move by 0.7 pawns or more, and the course marks it.
Who is Jeffery Xiong?
GM Jeffery Xiong was ranked number 15 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,264 when this course was built.